Helpful Score: 2
Great book! I couldn't put it down! This is more of a short story but still great! A definite for any Stephen King fan! :)
Helpful Score: 2
12 great stories, one for each month of the year, all in the same town. Delightful book.
Great graphic illustrations along with a spooky werewolf story. This book was the basis for King's movie Silver Bullet - and is about a brother & sister believing a werewolf is living in their hometown and with the help of an uncle, try to find out it's true identity and destroy it before it destroys them.
IT'S A STEPHEN KING BOOK AND A GOOD READ. IF YOU LIKE WEREWOLVES THIS IS FOR YOU.
I read this when i was a kid and then again recently one night when i couldnt sleep i read it again. Scary and gory! Very good story
Quick read with lots of pictures.
This is a cool oversized paperback with pictures. I had never seen one like it by him until I got this. It is really cool!! Must have for the Stephen King collector.
SYNOPSIS
The first scream came from the snowbound railwayman who felt the fangs ripping at his throat. The next month there was a scream of ecstatic agony from the woman attacked in her snug bedroom.
Now scenes of unbelieving horror come each time the full moon shines on the isolated Maine town of Tarker Mills. No one knows who will be attacked next. But one thing is sure.
When the moon grows fat, a paralyzing fear sweeps through Tarker Mills. For snarls that sound like human words can be heard whining through the wind. And all around are the footprints of a monster whose hunger cannot be sated... Cycle of the Werewolf
The first scream came from the snowbound railwayman who felt the fangs ripping at his throat. The next month there was a scream of ecstatic agony from the woman attacked in her snug bedroom.
Now scenes of unbelieving horror come each time the full moon shines on the isolated Maine town of Tarker Mills. No one knows who will be attacked next. But one thing is sure.
When the moon grows fat, a paralyzing fear sweeps through Tarker Mills. For snarls that sound like human words can be heard whining through the wind. And all around are the footprints of a monster whose hunger cannot be sated... Cycle of the Werewolf
Minor spoilers throughout.
The story started out kinda slow - well-written, but slow.
Then it picks up once Marty Coslaw is introduced. How about that name? Everytime I read it I was reminded of the food coleslaw. Anywho, the story needed him and his family and once it had it it was off and running.
I really enjoyed the wife beater getting his just dues. And the way he gets it - magnifico! Really chose a poor way to get ahead in the world. Got ahead of himself. Was a little too head strong. Okay, I'll stop now.
Then ending was awesome, even though the setup was ridiculous. But it's a story about a werewolf so suspension of disbelief is required. If you're a werewolf reading this and I completely dismissed you - seek professional care. You got issues, Stan.
Anywhoo the best uncle of the year came through and because of that the werewolf was vanquished.
I read the illustrated version, which I do not recommend as just by simply turning the page you'll have important bits of the story spoiled for you. Which always sucks.
Other than that, I liked it.
The story started out kinda slow - well-written, but slow.
Then it picks up once Marty Coslaw is introduced. How about that name? Everytime I read it I was reminded of the food coleslaw. Anywho, the story needed him and his family and once it had it it was off and running.
I really enjoyed the wife beater getting his just dues. And the way he gets it - magnifico! Really chose a poor way to get ahead in the world. Got ahead of himself. Was a little too head strong. Okay, I'll stop now.
Then ending was awesome, even though the setup was ridiculous. But it's a story about a werewolf so suspension of disbelief is required. If you're a werewolf reading this and I completely dismissed you - seek professional care. You got issues, Stan.
Anywhoo the best uncle of the year came through and because of that the werewolf was vanquished.
I read the illustrated version, which I do not recommend as just by simply turning the page you'll have important bits of the story spoiled for you. Which always sucks.
Other than that, I liked it.
This is a short Novella with gorgeous illustrations. The only fault I have with this story is that it is too brisk, there is no real character development most of the characters are introduced at the beginning of a chapter and die by the end of the chapter a quick four pages later. I love King and enjoy his short stories above his novels but this lacks his usual punch because there is no connection to any character. I had been spoiled on the mystery of the werewolf because I have seen the film adaptation Silver Bullet several times and had looked forward to reading how it played out on page but the back and forth between Marty and the werewolf was simply not on the page. To be honest while I enjoyed the book I surprisingly prefer the movie.
I read this book during a 24 hour readathon and it was the perfect quick read! I love Stephen King's writing, and the drawings are wonderful as well. The werewolf in this book is no gentle Remus Lupin or kind hearted Sam from Shiver, this werewolf is straight out of a horror novel. Loved the characters and townspeople.
The very first book I read by Stephen was The Green Mile then It and then The Cycle of the Werewolf. I absolutely love his writing. He is great. There are some very macabre(revolting, disgusting) things meaning pictures in this book but...ITS STEPHEN KING! I like this book a lot. It is about how every month people are dying and no one knows why. This boy, Marty, is confined to a wheelchair and one night he is outside playing with fireworks. The werewolf comes out of no where but don't worry Marty lives. He wounds the werewolf and becomes intrigued with the werewolf. It goes on to talk about who the werewolf is and what Marty does about it. This book is a really good thriller, but all of Stephen King's books are.
Kaitlyn
Kaitlyn
A quick, entertaining and exciting read. I enjoyed it a lot.
Not the normal King fare. It was interesting, well written and engaging, just nothing to write home about. The best part, by far, were the lovely illustrations.
I've been reading some pretty weird stuff lately, and this is no exception! I got through another King novel recently, which was decidedly longer than this, and I just came across this in passing. It was made into one of the cheesiest (but rather delightful!) movies with some of the worst special effects of all time, called Silver Bullet, in the mid 80s, so I thought I would read the short story version, and, by short, I mean short. I think it needed so many pages of illustrations just to make it long enough to justify creating a volume of its own, as it was clearly just one of his short stories, probably originally in an anthology (forgive my ignorance if this isn't the case).
Silver bullets do finally do the trick, but I think a more proper title would be A Werewolf Almanac, actually. The story takes place over the course of a year, in a small town in Maine, where a series of odd killings set the sleepy town on edge, as new victims appear every full moon. It's not until a handicapped ten-year-old comes face to face with The Beast that their worst fears are realized: what has been preying on them is, in fact, a monster. I don't want to compare the short story with the movie, but it is quite different. The short story is essentially a series of vignettes consisting of short descriptions of encounters with the monster, which almost always end badly, of course, whereas the movie is much more a narrative, focusing on the character of Marty, who avoids being torn limb from limb by foiling the monster with a string of firecrackers (!). I actually would have liked much more detail in the story, but it was a short, fun read that took all of 30 minutes. Despite its length, however, a word of warning: it definitely is NOT a children's book!
Silver bullets do finally do the trick, but I think a more proper title would be A Werewolf Almanac, actually. The story takes place over the course of a year, in a small town in Maine, where a series of odd killings set the sleepy town on edge, as new victims appear every full moon. It's not until a handicapped ten-year-old comes face to face with The Beast that their worst fears are realized: what has been preying on them is, in fact, a monster. I don't want to compare the short story with the movie, but it is quite different. The short story is essentially a series of vignettes consisting of short descriptions of encounters with the monster, which almost always end badly, of course, whereas the movie is much more a narrative, focusing on the character of Marty, who avoids being torn limb from limb by foiling the monster with a string of firecrackers (!). I actually would have liked much more detail in the story, but it was a short, fun read that took all of 30 minutes. Despite its length, however, a word of warning: it definitely is NOT a children's book!
Too short, too obvious. Written almost like a children's book.
Gently read once.
